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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,243 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, food, nutrition and related services was ranked #135 in the country. In fact 4,858 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the nutrition master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for food, nutrition and related services students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food, nutrition and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Baylor is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 651
Arizona 342
Oklahoma 111
New Mexico 51

One of 7 majors within the area of study, food, nutrition and related services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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